How should I tackle --secure-file-priv in MySQL?

Question

I am learning MySQL and tried using a LOAD DATA clause. When I used it as below:

LOAD DATA INFILE \"text.txt\" INTO table mytable;

Answer 1

For mysql 8.0 version you can do this:

mysql.server stop
mysql.server start --secure-file-priv=''

It worked for me on Mac High Sierra.